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• New Spain warning as people told 'take extreme precautions'

  29-07-2026 09:46 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A new alert has been issued in Spain
  
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• Family of three, including 16-year-old boy, killed in horror house fire in Wiley Park, Sydney

  30-07-2026 01:33 via dailymail.com
  
  Firefighters made the grim discovery inside a granny flat at the back of the badly damaged home in Wiley Park.
  
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• Residents of the UK's most unhealthy town blame the Government for their problems... while Britain's healthiest claim they do it on their own

  30-07-2026 01:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Reading books, walking and bike riding are among secrets of a long and healthy life, say residents in the English neighbourhoods with the longest life expectancy.
  
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• Hundreds more migrants rush to board Channel dinghies just hours after Andy Burnham boasted of success in stopping them

  30-07-2026 01:26 via dailymail.com
  
  More than 700 migrants are thought to have attempted to cross the Channel on Wednesday - just 24 hours after Andy Burnham claimed the plan to stop small boats 'is working'.
  
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• Car left hanging in the air after slamming into Brisbane council bus at major intersection

  30-07-2026 01:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Emergency services were called to the intersection of Beaudesert Road and Granard Road in Rocklea on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Expert sounds the alarm over Chinese import as Australia desperately tries to solve housing shortage: 'There are risks'

  30-07-2026 01:24 via dailymail.com
  
  The Albanese government has set an ambitious plan of building 1.2million new homes by mid-2029, but was 77,500 homes behind target as of April this year.
  
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• Housing market in dire straits as Colorado owner puts $200k home on market with squatters STILL inside

  30-07-2026 01:21 via dailymail.com
  
  The home at 408 Garfield Ave in Nunn carries a $215,280 asking price, but buyers won't be able to tour it because it's being sold 'sight unseen' while still occupied.
  
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• Did crypto gambler Posh George give his mother £2million for Reform?

  30-07-2026 01:21 via dailymail.com
  
  Crypto gambler George Cottrell is alleged to have transferred three large sums to his mother Fiona in the days before she gave money to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party.
  
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• Dunwich Heath wildfire live: Major incident declared at National Trust site in Suffolk

  30-07-2026 01:18 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Around 70 firefighters and 14 fire engines are at the scene of the wildfire in Suffolk, with residents being told to avoid the area, keep roads clear for emergency services, and ensure their windows are shut
  
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• 'I'm going on a crazy mission': How a baby-faced teenager was paid £21,000 to travel from Norway to Huddersfield on a mission to kill on behalf of Iranian terrorists

  30-07-2026 01:16 via dailymail.com
  
  Natland's mission had been to assassinate a target on behalf of an Iranian-backed Swedish gang - for £21,000.
  
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• David Miliband said no when asked to be Education Secretary... and Lucy Powell's angry at Deputy PM snub

  30-07-2026 01:06 via dailymail.com
  
  David Miliband was offered the post of Education Secretary in Andy Burnham's reshuffle, it has been claimed.
  
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• Revealed: 'fratricide' between squabbling ministers amid £7billion chaos of Afghan superinjunction scandal - as Parliamentary inquiry condemns secrecy and says daring rescues might have to resume

  30-07-2026 01:05 via dailymail.com
  
  A year after the Daily Mail exposed ministers' secret Afghan immigration scheme, a Parliamentary inquiry has lifted the lid on the chaos behind the scenes and says Afghans are still being betrayed
  
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• Housing developer offers to pay £40,000 of private school fees on behalf of homeowners in bid to lure in buyers

  30-07-2026 01:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Berkeley Group will cover up to two years' tuition at St John's Preparatory and Senior School for parents who buy in its Trent Park gated community near Enfield, north London.
  
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• Books and walking are key to living long lives, say residents in England's healthiest postcodes...while drugs, cheap alcohol and fast food are blamed in the town with the lowest life expectancy

  30-07-2026 01:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Reading books, walking and bike riding are among secrets of a long and healthy life, say residents in the English neighbourhoods with the longest life expectancy.
  
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• 'There is nothing left, it's all gone': Le Porge local tells of devastation after hours-long battle to try to save his home from wildfire

  30-07-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Surveying the burned-out wreckage of his French villa Georgie Schmid shakes his head solemnly as he recalls the three hour battle to save his home from the flames.
  
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• How the elderly face longer waits in A&E than younger people

  30-07-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  The elderly are more likely to face long waits in A&E than younger patients, research shows.
  
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• Aussie preschoolers escape kindergarten and walk more than 1km in worrying dash

  30-07-2026 01:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Two brazen preschoolers have escaped from kindergarten.
  
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• UK must put right failures that left Afghan allies in danger after Taliban takeover, MPs demand

  30-07-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A damning report by the cross-party defence committee said Afghans who worked with UK forces have spent years in hiding when they should have been admitted to the UK a long time ago
  
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• Seattle's under fire police chief dodges question when asked how much time he is spending with wife and kids who live in CHICAGO

  30-07-2026 01:02 via dailymail.com
  
  Seattle's police chief has faced scruitny after he was out of town during last weekend's mass shooting.
  
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• Damning data shows elderly and frail more likely to face 12-hour waits in A&E

  30-07-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nuffield Trust has branded findings to the NHS study as "absolutely shocking" as it shows those aged over-80 typically wait the longest to get a bed in A&E
  
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• 'Afghan heroes risked their lives for Brits — they fully deserve our loyalty'

  30-07-2026 01:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  OPINION: Afghan translators loyally turned up for work risking, a shocking and excruciating death if the Taliban caught them, the Mirror's Chris Hughes writes as he honours the quiet Afghans
  
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• Letting agent sheds half his body weight to be crowned Slimming World's Man of the Year 2026

  30-07-2026 01:01 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harry Cox, 27, who weighed 25st 6.5lbs at his heaviest, has now dropped 14 stone and has been named Slimming World's Man of the Year 2026 after hiking 3,560ft up Snowdon
  
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• Daily horoscope July 30 2026: Today’s predictions for your star sign

  30-07-2026 01:01 via metro.co.uk
  
  Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)The Moon in Aquarius links to Mars in Gemini, setting a practical tone for the day ahead. Productivity and rationality come easily.
  Pisces, Aquarius and Capricorn, you know you can depend on yourself to get what needs to be done, done. Be your own biggest advocate.Your sights have been set on a goal for some time now. Keep focused, and results will be shining.
  Ahead, you’ll find all star signs’ horoscopes f
  
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• Andy Burnham to launch £8.4bn nuclear submarine investment to help apprenticeships drive

  30-07-2026 00:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The nuclear-armed submarines are set to replace the current Vanguard Class when they enter service and will be capable of launching Trident 2 D5 ballistic missiles
  
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• Former US Marine named as woman decapitated when notorious drunkard 'crashed boat he was sailing at 80mph'

  30-07-2026 00:43 via dailymail.com
  
  Jablonska has been remembered by her three siblings as an unselfish public servant who loved animals, with her brother launching a Gofundme in her name to donate to a local animal shelter.
  
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• Cross-party talks on reforms are a stunt by Labour, say Tories

  30-07-2026 00:39 via dailymail.com
  
  The Prime Minister is determined to push for a political consensus on social care in a bid to find a lasting solution.
  
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• Man convicted on terrorism charges for 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie

  30-07-2026 00:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A jury has found Hadi Matar guilty of all the charges against him, including engaging in an act of transnational terrorism - he is already serving a 25-year New York state prison sentence on an attempted murder conviction
  
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• Morrisons message to customers as 100 stores could shut over 'cost pressures'

  30-07-2026 00:07 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Morrisons is planning to shut about 100 lossmaking convenience stores as the supermarket faces cost pressures it says have been worsened by “Government policy”
  
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• Major Hollywood producer arrested over alleged $100 million Ponzi scheme

  30-07-2026 00:03 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Jason Cloth is accused of defrauding investors out of more than $100 million by using false promises to lure them into funding film projects and a gaming platform
  
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• Trump's four-word response after China defied him with secret smuggling of weapons to Iran

  29-07-2026 23:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Donald Trump was shocked to hear that China is reportedly supplying weapons to Iran with some consternation.
  
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